Elina Knihtilä
Elina Knihtilä is a Finnish actress known for her compelling performances in both film and television. She gained recognition for her role in the 2022 horror film 'Hatching'. With a career spanning over two decades, Knihtilä is celebrated for her versatility and emotional depth in... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anne | ||
| 2025 |
How to ShoutAnu sees Heloisa regularly in her practice, who, whenever falls in love, begins to suffer from cruel and tormenting obsessions... |
Mette | |
| 2025 |
100 Liters of GoldMiddle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko are famous for their Finnish farmhouse ale called “sahti”. The third sister, Päivi, is getting... |
Pirkko | |
| 2025 |
RapturesRakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband forms a sectarian... |
Tyra Viola | |
| 2024 |
Last to BreakAn underdog challenges an unbeatable champion of motorcycle Grand Prix championships series in the early 70s, a time when even... |
Jarno's mum | |
| 2024 |
Stormskerry MajaMaja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up... |
Kangaskauppias | |
| 2024 |
Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing HolesSnot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holiday. Once there,... |
Pormestari Haloonen | |
| 2023 |
Family TimeIt’s Christmas time and the family has gathered. Everything goes on as it did the previous Christmases, with grandpa drinking... |
Helena | |
| 2023 |
Death Is a Problem for the LivingThe cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man,... |
Ulla | |
| 2022 |
Christmas Comes to MoominvalleyOn a frosty winter's morning, Hemulen wakes the sleeping Moomins to prepare them for the approaching Christmas. But the Moomintrolls,... |
Moominmamma (voice) | |
| 2022 |
TuulikkiTuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant... |
Tuire | |
| 2022 |
IWhat if our greatest fear is not death but worthless life? Fifty years old Kati occupies a top position in... |
Nainen | |
| 2021 |
Doctor JohanssonA nurse, tired of her job, does not notice that a doctor leaves for his break. This gives a patient... |
Johansson | |
| 2021 |
SisäilmaaWhen the employment office is haunted, performance targets troubles and indoor mold threatens, service manager Anneli Tiainen uses peculiar means... |
Anneli Tiainen | |
| 2020 |
The BouncerA night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has... |
Neighbor | |
| 2020 |
EdenEden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the archipelago of Helsinki.... |
Leena | |
| 2019 |
Shadow LinesDuring the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced... |
Hertta Kuusinen | |
| 2019 |
Maria's ParadiseA teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer,... |
Saga | |
| 2019 |
Force of HabitForce of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vacation, Emmi is... |
Päivi | |
| 2019 |
Play RapeA young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene. |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 |
MoominvalleyFollow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries... |
Tuu-tikki (voice) | |
| 2018 |
Jill, Joy and the Sleeping ClockJill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send the girls to look after... |
Tingelstiina | |
| 2018 |
Cleaning WomanCleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation. |
Paula | |
| 2018 |
Happier Times, GrumpThe Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when... |
Katri | |
| 2018 |
The Night ThiefThe Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a... |
Boss | |
| 2017 |
The Democracy of the SpinelessA political satire about a decision yet to be made and heard – and in all the hassle, the Prime... |
Prime Minister | |
| 2017 |
Love and OrderThe storm has collapsed Finland's infrastructure and made people's lives. What happened also seems to have consequences for people’s emotional... |
Sirkku Parikka | |
| 2017 |
Nerd: DragonSlayer666Nineteen year old high-schooler has one dream: to become a professional esport player. However, there are many obstacles in the... |
Dragonslayer's mother | |
| 2017 |
The Other Side of HopeA restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland. |
Restaurant Inspector | |
| 2017 |
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious StrangerA new orphanage opens near Jill and Joy's house, and a boy named Pekki runs away from there. Pekki ends... |
Tingelstiina | |
| 2016 |
The LogThe female director wants full frontal nudity from her male lead, but the actor has a big problem with it. |
Raili | |
| 2016 | Ritu / Pirjo / Bamse / Ellu | ||
| 2016 |
Waste LandWaste Land is a tragicomic ensemble film about a bunch of kids squatting an abandoned seaside hotel. The shabby hotel... |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
Jill and Joy's WinterJill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they might be... |
Tingelstiina | |
| 2015 |
DistractionsDistracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grave, life keeps interrupting,... |
äiti / Ulla / St. Elined | |
| 2015 |
The MidwifeHelena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything... |
Heta | |
| 2015 | Kissayhdistyksen puheenjohtaja | ||
| 2015 |
LovemillaMilla and Aimo are saving up to move out from her alcoholic, zombie-like parents' home. But Aimo's insecurity gets the... |
Pirjo Peräkorva | |
| 2014 |
RoleLauri Tilkanen is a talented, promising young actor who finds himself among the final candidates vying for the lead role... |
Elina Knihtilä | |
| 2014 |
The Swedish MomentPop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t quite go as... |
Elisa Paulo | |
| 2014 |
Raspberry Boat RefugeeMikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees... |
Teacher | |
| 2014 | Karrin äiti | ||
| 2014 |
Jill and JoyWhen two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day... |
Tingelstiina | |
| 2013 |
Above Dark WatersA ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear. |
Liisa, Pekan äiti | |
| 2012 |
Flying FinnsA short film about the close-minded but hopeful couple called Koistinen, who should just stay home instead of travelling. |
Unknown character | |
| 2012 |
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big TroubleSet right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after... |
Oana (voice) | |
| 2012 |
Road NorthA father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey... |
Maarit | |
| 2012 |
Almost 18Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the... |
Karri's mother | |
| 2011 |
RistoThe beloved actor Risto gets paralyzed - quadriplegiac - in a studio accident. The accident brings him massive financial compensation... |
Pankinjohtaja | |
| 2011 | Sari Vuorensola | ||
| 2011 |
The Good SonWhen his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip... |
Leila / Mother | |
| 2010 |
JäätThe story of Leena and Kai, a couple working in the rescue services, whose relationship falls into crisis as Kai... |
Osastonhoitaja | |
| 2010 | Hanna, Ruutin äiti | ||
| 2010 |
PutousFinnish sketch comedy television show. |
Vaalimaan Vampyyri / Various | |
| 2009 |
Last Cowboy StandingIn 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of... |
Anu | |
| 2009 |
The House of Branching LoveThe story recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a... |
Tuula Helin | |
| 2009 |
IhmebantuIhmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show. |
Unknown character | |
| 2009 |
IhmebantuIhmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show. |
Various | |
| 2008 |
Falling AngelsThe daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing... |
Aila | |
| 2008 |
A MatePera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s wife... |
Raisa | |
| 2008 |
Niko and the Way to the StarsA young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from... |
Oona (voice) | |
| 2008 |
8 Days to PremiereA love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noora,... |
BB | |
| 2007 | Arja Irmeli Huttunen | ||
| 2007 | Sisko | ||
| 2007 |
The MatriarchMartta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the Romanovs and wander... |
Roosa | |
| 2007 |
V2: Dead AngelThe tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the... |
Sirkka | |
| 2006 |
The LakeTwo sisters, Mailis and Henna, are rowing on a lake at the heart of a summer midnight. |
Mailis | |
| 2006 |
Matti: Hell Is for HeroesFour Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories.... |
Mirva | |
| 2004 | Malla | ||
| 2004 |
Producing AdultsLongtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse. After years with Antero, Venla wants to start a family,... |
Anna Heiskanen | |
| 2003 | Unknown character | ||
| 2002 |
StrippingAbout photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves her betrothed Jonah... |
Sanomalehden toimituspäällikkö | |
| 2002 |
RumbleA summery, boozy road movie in which Leo aimlessly drives a group of aging teddy bears through the Finnish countryside... |
Naispoliisi | |
| 2001 |
TervashampootaA story about two women who find a suspicious shampoo bottle in the public showers. After learning that there is... |
Woman (voice) | |
| 2000 |
Sincerely Yours in Cold BloodKylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on... |
Taina Järvenpää | |
| 1997 |
Jäänmurtaja14-year-old Petri dreams about becoming an ice hockey professional. A triangle drama at home makes Dad move away and replaces... |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
Viisasten kiviA young woman has to attend a self-improvement camp |
Henna | |
| 1993 | Unknown character | ||
| TBA |
200 litraa sahtiaAlthough the Turpeinen family’s heritage brew kettle has been scorched and her innards are ruined, Pirkko is determined to become... |
Pirkko | |
| TBA |
RottenOn a warm summer day in rural Finland, a young boy meets his friend to collect on a dreary promise. |
Unknown character |
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Elina Knihtilä is best known for her role in the film 'Hatching' (2022), which has garnered international attention. She has also appeared in various Finnish films and television series.
While specific award wins may not be widely reported, Elina Knihtilä has received critical acclaim for her performances in Finnish cinema and theatre.
Elina Knihtilä's first film role was in 'Paha maa' (2005), which introduced her to a broader audience in Finland.
Elina Knihtilä studied at the Theatre Academy in Finland, which laid the foundation for her successful acting career in film and theatre.
Yes, Elina Knihtilä has a rich background in theatre and continues to participate in stage productions alongside her film work.
Elina Knihtilä has one child, although the name has not been publicly disclosed.
Elina Knihtilä's estimated net worth is approximately $1 million, reflecting her successful career in acting.
Elina Knihtilä often works in drama and thriller genres, showcasing her ability to portray complex emotional characters.